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100 1 _aHannan, Charles,
_d1863-1922
245 1 4 _aThe Electric Man :
_bBeing the One Act Version of the Three Act Farcical Comedy of the Same Name
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-01-10
508 _aProduced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Electric Man" by Charles Hannan is a one-act farcical comedy adapted from a successful three-act version, written in the early 20th century. The play centers around the character of Walter Everest, a chemist and electrician who has created an automaton resembling himself, which he plans to use in a desperate scheme to stop his stepmother's impending marriage. The story unfolds with comedic twists as Walter's invention becomes more than he bargained for, bringing chaos and humor to his attempts to reclaim his inheritance. In the plot, Walter learns that if his stepmother marries before his birthday, she will inherit his father's fortune instead of him. To halt the wedding, he devises a plan involving his lifelike automaton, which he has named Cyril Davidson. When the automaton unexpectedly comes to life, it creates a series of humorous misunderstandings and frantic antics as Walter, along with his friend Jack and his fiancée Stella, tries to manage the situation. The interplay between the characters leads to a slapstick finale, where they must confront the consequences of their actions and the confusion stemming from the automaton's existence. Ultimately, the play combines elements of mistaken identity and farce, providing both laughs and a light-hearted commentary on invention and inheritance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aDrama
653 _aComedy plays
653 _aRobots -- Drama
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61142
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